Capt John Paul Froman Jr.

• BIRTH 16 Oct 1734 Cedar Creek, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
• DEATH 1799 (aged 64–65) Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
• BURIAL Froman Cemetery, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 191025914 ·Photos by Chris Coleman

John Paul Froman - "Paul Jr" was born to Paul Froman and Elizabeth Hite in Frederick County, Virginia in 1734, he was baptised by Rev John Jasper Stoever 16 May 1735 in Opequon, Frederick, VA. In the 1770s he lived in Yohogania County, VA which became Washington County, PA. There he ran a mill on Chartiers Creek and served as a Captain the Militia. [4] In 1779 he moved to Kentucky, were he purchased several Virginia Treasury Land Warrants. He appears in the 1785 to 1795 tax rolls of Nelson County, Kentucky. [1]

The last document that has been found that he signed was a property deed in 14 April 1798. On the 28 May 1799 marriage bond for daughter Mary, her father is listed as deceased. There were several cased on the Nelson Court Docket in 1799, the cases were dismissed due Paul "having departed this life" One of the cases was against a John Clark, after the cases was dismissed against Paul Froman, Mr. Clark as for the case to be "revived" - reopen again the heirs of Paul From. In a 1800 Nelson Court Minutes, case Clark vs Froman, the listed of the heirs of Paul Froman are listed. [1]

Paul and Mary had the following children
Solomon married Mary Munn
Isaac married Sarah Anne Harrison
Elizabeth married John McGee
Jacob married to Margaret Dawson
Sarah married Robert Anderson
Rachel married Patrick H. McGee
Paul married Keziah Pickett
Christena married to William Cotton
John married Catherine McKay
Mary married James Bruce

Notes

Froman's Station (Cemetery) which was founded by Paul Froman in the 1780s on Froman and Cox's Creeks.

Parents
Paul Froman 1708–1783
Elizabeth Hite Froman 1711–1794

Spouse
Mary McCarty Froman 1738–1814

Siblings
Regina Froman Speers 1730–1803
Jacob Froman 1748–1820

Children
Elizabeth Froman McGee
Rachel Froman McGee 1755–1845
Jacob Froman 1765–1827
Paul Froman 1773–1859
Christena McGee Froman Cotton 1775–1853

Reference

[1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kV8IT9kjGMbzvE4LyP69adw9LNAZ_Tsk/view

[2a] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191025914/john-paul-froman

[2b] Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 11 2022, 5:37:55 UTC

[3] MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 29 2019, 23:44:45 UTC

Sources

[4] SAR Patriot #: P-162510

Additional Information

Nelson County Circuit Docket May 1799, page 128 - James Porter vs Paul Froman - "It being suggested to the court that the defendant hath departed this life, it is therefore ordered that this suit be abated."

Nelson County Circuit Court Docket Sept 1799, page 141 John Clark vs Paul Froman - "It being suggest to the court that the Defendants severally have departed that these suits be abated"

In Nelson County Circuit Court on July 1800, John Clark reopened "revive" the above case against the heirs of Paul Froman

Found John Clark vs Paul Froman , Nelson County Orders Book B page 238, July 24 1800

John Clark Complainant against Paul Froman Defendant In Chancery

"It appearing to the Court that the said Paul Froman hath departed this life and that Isaac Froman, John McGee, and Elizabeth his wife, Patrick McGee & Rachel his wife, Jacob Froman, John Froman, Robert Anderson & Sarah his wife" William Cotton and Christena his wife, Paul Froman, James Bruce and Mary his wife , Heirs & legal representatives of the said Paul Froman deceased. Herefore on the motion of the complainant by his counsel it is order that a Bill of Revive be filed against the said heirs & representatives and that this suit be the same Plight & Condition that it was at the death of the said Paul Froman."

Same case is listed in the Nelson County Court Minutes - 1790 -1805 Clark vs Froman 23 Nov 1800.

Paul Froman is listed as deceased. Those mention are Isaac Froman, John McGee - Eliza wife, Patrick McGee - Rachel his wife, Jacob Froman, John Froman, Robert Anderson - Sarah his wife, William Cotton, Christina his wife , Paul Froman, James Bruce and wife Mary, heirs and representatives of Paul Froman deceased.

This also proves that Rachel Forman - is not the daughter of Jacob Hite Froman Sr. as was put in a SAR application. All of evidence and documentation support Rachel as the daughter of Paul.

His daughter, Mary, marriage bond from May 1799 also list him as deceased.

There no documents showing John Paul "Paul" Froman "II" as living after 1799! There are no tax documents, deed,.... I believe that some researchers have confused his son Paul with him. John Paul "Paul" never lived in Spencer County, Kentucky; Spencer County did not exist until 1824.